2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2020 was an unprecedented year, and as it always has, music provided escape, comfort, catharsis and hope in an uncertain …
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Heavy Metal Album Release Calendar
Here’s a rundown of heavy metal and hard rock album release dates. They are supplied by record companies and subject …
2020 Best Live Heavy Metal Albums
Every year there are a ton of live albums and DVDs released. In 2020 they meant a little more, since …
2020 Best Progressive Metal/Rock Albums
Welcome to our fifth annual Top Progressive Albums list, where we highlight the best of the year. As with years …
Essential Black Metal Albums
Black metal began in the 1980s as a prototype of and speed and thrash metal. The following list of essential …
Mastodon Albums Ranked
Atlanta based sludge/progressive metal band Mastodon are one of the biggest bands to come out of the New Wave of …
Essential Power Metal Albums
Building on the traditional metal style of legends Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, power metal was forged out …
Death Albums Ranked
Death was the brainchild of Florida vocalist and guitarist Chuck Schuldiner. Historic for his ruthlessly diligent work ethic and for …
1987 Best Heavy Metal + Hard Rock Albums
After 1986, arguably metal’s best year ever, 1987 was going to struggle to live up to that incredible standard. Still, …
Best Megadeth Albums
After being ousted from Metallica, Dave Mustaine returned with a vengeance through Megadeth and has left as big of a …
Best Judas Priest Songs
Besides Black Sabbath, there isn’t a band more important to the genre of heavy metal than Judas Priest. In fact, …
1984 Best Heavy Metal + Hard Rock Albums
Heavy metal was still going strong in 1984, and the variety present in our list shows that. We’ve got a …
Best Intronaut Albums
Los Angeles based post-metal act Intronaut formed in 2004. The core of the band consists of guitarists Sacha Dunable and …
1986 Best Heavy Metal + Hard Rock Albums
Many people think 1986 was the best year ever for heavy metal. That’s debatable of course, but there’s no doubt …
1982 Best Heavy Metal + Hard Rock Albums
1982 was a quantum leap forward from 1981, with a plethora of outstanding and influential albums. The NWOBHM was peaking, …
1985 Best Heavy Metal + Hard Rock Albums
We’ve had some great lists to start the 1980s, but 1985 was not one of the decade’s brightest spots as …
Best Alice Cooper Albums
Alice Cooper holds a fond place in the hearts of many old-time heavy metal fans, but neither the band nor …
2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums
As we bring 2018 to a close, it was another strong year for heavy metal. From young upstarts to grizzled …
High On Fire Albums Ranked
High on Fire formed from the original split of legendary stoner doom outfit, Sleep. Matt Pike wanted to continue with …
2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2017 will be remembered as the year of death metal, with several classic bands releasing outstanding albums and up and …
1983 Best Heavy Metal + Hard Rock Albums
1983’s best albums include a mix of NWOBHM bands with younger, rawer groups like Metallica and Slayer along with two …
Best Queensryche Albums
It seems like Queensrÿche have been around forever, but a closer look reveals a mere 14 albums over a 33-year …